I picked up two lots in an auction from San Marino last month. I showed the mailing envelop with interesting stamps in panzerman's thread. The coins made it from San Marino to Texas in a day or two less than a month. The smaller lot is 6 coins, some descriptions are below. The lot includes the second heaviest struck coin in my collection. The second lot adds cut coins to my pile of hands on pieces. Those coins are worn or dirty beyond reading. I bought the lot hoping that one coin was a cast uncia. The coin picture looks a lot like a cast uncia, but the dot in the center is an innie and the aes grave is an outie. I think it is a late Republican / Imperatorial bronze coin. RR Anonymous As: Rome, 200 BC +/- 20 years Obv – Janus head, mark of value above Rev – Prow R; above mark of value, I; in ex, ROMA. 45.18 grams, 33.88 X 32.68 X 6.9 This is the second heaviest struck coin I have at 45 grams. One of the first struck Asses I bought was 48 grams. I did not know how long it would be before I bought one about the same size! This one is thick. It is worn enough that features, especially letters, are hard to see. I can see some bumps where ROMA should be in ex and marks of value, I, above the Janus head and Prow. What I see in front of the prow changes from nuttin to several letters. I will call it anonymous. The denarius and quinarius are both plated. Enough of the Denarius remains that I feel pretty good about its attribution. I am not sure if the smaller coin is a Victoratius or Quinarius. My guess is a first century issue of Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, Cr 435/2. * RR Plated Denarius: D.SILANVS.L.F; Rome; 91 BC Obv – helmeted head of Roma, R; behind control mark, T; border dots Rev – Victory in biga, R; above control mark ?; in ex – D.SILANVS.L.F / ROMA 3.02 grams, 20.79 X 18.35 * RR Plated Quinarius: Most of the plating on this coin is missing. It is difficult to attribute the coin from what is left. My best guess is that it is the large issue of Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus in 88 BC, Rome mint, Cr 435/2. Obv – head of Jupiter R Rev – Victory crowning trophy? Most of the reverse is missing. There may be letters in ex. 1.65 grams, 15.35 X 14.27 you can see a few more pics and words here: http://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/
Congrats winning those 2 lots, owning an As of 45 and 48 gram is impressive. My heaviest examples (of 12 total) are these 2:
Nice Lots, Gene! Congrats, great find! My Heaviest As: Roman Republic AE As P.CORNELIUS P.F. BLASIO BCE 169-158 35mm 42.5g Sear 703 Syd 370 Craw 189-1
I have a Post Semi Libral As. 215-212 B.C. Obv Head of Janus Rv. Prow of galley left Crawford 41/5a 64.41 grms 37 mm Seems to be close to the weight of a libral quadrans Photo by W. Hansen
